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Core Curriculum or Amazon Package? Send it Back?!?!
Have you ever read a product description on Amazon only to decide that this is the product for you and place the order? You wait...
Trump vs McConnell
During the 2016 Republican primaries, then-candidate Donald Trump won over the conservative electorate by railing against the failure of...
New Director Brings Procedural and Restorative Justice
Ron Hibbard has been named the new Public Safety Director of the Mount. Hibbard spent 24 years as a deputy with the Sheriff’s Office in...
Why Care About Mary
Our campus is named for her, the giant golden statue is of her and we seek her intercession daily. Why do Catholics love Jesus’ mother so...
Faith and Fervor of Ash Wednesday
This year’s celebration of Ash Wednesday, like many other things over the past year, looked differently than it had previously. People...
Gleams from My Father
So often, I am completely blown away by the beautiful gifts the Father sends my way. Sometimes, these gifts come in the form of a loving...
Gaining from ‘Living With Loss’
A program called Living With Loss is offered by the university for students who want to cope with grief and loss. The purpose of the...
Get Job Market Ready with Career Center
Becoming adults ready for the world after college, an important part of the college experience, is finding your career path and getting a...
In Defense of Joshua Hochschild
Let’s say you’re a philosophy professor at a liberal arts university. You have certain political beliefs informed by your faith and...
Bonfire Fuels Student Spirits
On Feb. 27, the Mount’s Outdoor Adventures program put on a community bonfire which was their largest event so far this semester. In...
Do LGBTQ+ People Belong Here?
Trigger Warning: discusses transphobic and homophobic incidents What is it like being LGBTQ+ at Mount St. Mary’s University? Before I...
Women’s Lacrosse Beats American
On Feb. 27 the Mount Women’s Lacrosse Team played against American University. It was the third non-North East Conference game of the...
Student Advocate for Human Rights
When you hear the phrase “human trafficking,” what do you think of? Maybe you imagine people being forced into labor or sex slavery far...
Heads or Trails
With spring quickly approaching in the next couple of weeks, people will be itching to get outside and go on walks once again. Once more...
Outrage as Faculty Attends Capitol Rally and Writes About It
The student body of the Mount has been in an uproar since a College of Liberal Art tweet promoted an article titled “Once Upon A...